| Official Name: | Pickford Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Pickford Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chippewa |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Tom Ball |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1896 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 309.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 280.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 29.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2791 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 191 |
| Elevation Ft: | 627 |
| Coordinates: | 46.1828°N -84.3522°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49710 (Barbeau) 49752 (Kinross) 49774 (Pickford) 49780 (Rudyard) 49783 (Sault Ste. Marie) 49788 (Kincheloe) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-63980[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626899 |
Pickford Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,791.[2]
Pickford Township is located in southeastern Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is bordered to the south by Mackinac County. The northeastern part of the township extends into Munuscong Lake, a large bay on the St. Marys River. The Munuscong River flows through the center of the township into Munuscong Lake, passing the communities of Pickford, Stirlingville, and Kelden.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 309.5km2, of which 280.4km2 is land and 29.2km2, or 9.42%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 607 households, and 475 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 92.11% White, 0.06% African American, 5.81% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 607 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,850, and the median income for a family was $43,882. Males had a median income of $34,444 versus $22,007 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,320. About 4.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickford has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[10]